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Published 13 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Gambling Related Harms Training for Professionals & Educational Resource Pack

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF22)
Published estimate£186,250≈ £77k / year · £186,250 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2025awarded 14 Oct 2025
Awarded to Gambling with Lives
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council (the Council's) have successfully awarded a provider to design, develop and deliver a training programme for professionals on

gambling related harm, and to produce a standalone educational resource pack to support the delivery of sessions on gambling related harm to children & young people, aged 11 to19.

The procurement process was carried out by undertaking a Request for Quote (RFQ). The contract will commence on 03 November 2025 until 31 March 2028 (03/11/25 - 31/03/26 the design phase, 01/04/25 - 31/04/27 year 1 training delivery, 01/04/27 - 31/04/28 year 2 training delivery. The total contract value is £186,250

CPV: Staff training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£186,250
Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs 5 mo)Value: £186,250 exc. VAT · £186,250 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
80511000 Staff training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
Last source update
13 Jan 2026, 11:19 GMT
Authority reference
DN784527
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048318
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Staff training services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0586d7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

This opportunity can be found on ProContract (EastMids Tenders), see link below. Bidder can obtain the tender documents from this portal, as well as submitting their bids.

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

13 Aug 2025 → 13 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts359 days ago
    3 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published287 days ago
    13 Jan 2026, 11:19 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Jan 2026, 11:19 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Jan 2026, 11:19 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    13 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £186,2501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gambling with LivesVCSE13 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2028£186,25014 Oct 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders33—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV County Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Rutland County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PMQJ-3429-NZWQ Oakham, East MidlandsContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Gambling with LivesAwarded supplier THE CIRCLE, 33 ROCKINGHAM LANE, SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 4FWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender